A TOUR OF GREAT BRITAIN / Daniel DEFOE / 4 Vols (Complete) / 1762

Description: A Tour Thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain Divided into Circuits or Journeys. Containing:I. A Description of the Principal Cities and Towns, their Situation, Government, and Commerce.II. The Customs, Manners, Exercises, Diversions, and Employments of the PeopleIII. The Nature and Virtue of the many Medicinal Springs with which both Parts of the United Kingdom abound; particularly those of Bath, Tunbridge, Bristol, Cheltenham, Moffat, &c. IV. An ample Description of London, including Westminster and Southwark, their Bridges, Squares, Hospitals, Churches, Palaces, Markets, Schools, Libraries, Shipping in the Thames, and Trade, by means of that noble River, &c.V. The Produce and Improvement of the Lands, the Trade and Manufacturers.VI. The Sea Ports and Fortifications, the Course of Rivers, and the Inland Navigation.VII. The Public Edifices, Seats, and Palaces, of the Nobility and Gentry. VIII. The Isles of Wight, Scilly, Portland, Jersey, Guernsey, and the other English and Scottish Isles of most Note. Interspersed with Useful Observations. Particularly fitted for the Perusal of such as desire to Travel over the Island.By a Gentleman. The Sixth Edition. With very great Additions, Improvements, and Corrections; which bring it down to the End of the Year 1761. In Four Volumes. With an Index to each Volume. London: Printed for D. Browne, T. Osborne, C. Hitch .... 1762________________________________________________ About: Written 'By a Gentleman' i.e., Daniel Defoe (1660-1731). Defoe was an English novelist, journalist, merchant, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe, published in 1719, which is claimed to be among the most translated of books. A Tour Thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain is an account of his travels by English author Daniel Defoe, first published in three volumes between 1724 and 1727. Other than Robinson Crusoe, Tour was Defoe's most popular and financially successful work during the eighteenth century. Pat Rogers notes that in Defoe's use of the "literary vehicle (the 'tour' or 'circuit') that could straddle the literal and the imaginative," "Nothing...anticipated Defoe's Tour". Thanks in part to his extensive travels and colourful background as a soldier, businessman, and spy, Defoe had "hit on the best blend of objective fact and personal commentary" in his descriptions of locations and trips around Britain. Details:Full contemporary-calf - uniformly boundTwin lineal gilt frame borders to front and back boardsGilt titles to spines on red morocco labels - gilt framedFive raised bands to spinesVolume numbers in gilt to spinesText-block edges speckled redPeriod plain endpapersSignature to front-endpapers in pencilOrnate headpieces and initial letters Four volumes - completeVolume I: pp: viii, 395 plus indexVolume II: pp: iv, 431 plus indexVolume III: pp: iv, 330 plus indexVolume IV: pp: iv, 383 plus indexIndividual volume size: 171mm x 112mmCombined weight: 1342gPrinted: 1762 Condition: Four volumes - complete; boards rubbed with wear to extremities; bindings sound - hinges intact and working well though some cracking evident; a little leather loss to the lower spine of volume 4; worm-hole present to the lower margin of volume three in regard to the final few leaves of the index; text-blocks firm; leaves secure; signature in pencil to front-endpapers, also volume 4 with old writing inside front-board as shown in photographs; leaves clean and clear, though age-goldening. Over all condition: very good. Please consult photographs fully as these are part of the description

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